It seems only fitting that after Kobe broke his record, that we show Jerry West some love too. Check out as the NBA Hall of Famer talks about how he started playing golf and who his favorite PGA Tour players are in this well put together feature.

In celebration of the NBA All-Star Game, adidas has introduced their lightest basketball shoe created to date in All-Star specific colors: the TS Supernatural Commander & Creator. Featuring a brand new technology that works to adapt to the natural motion of your feet when playing, Pure Motion ensures optimal traction and stability. And with these two versions and colorways, you get to look good too. Read More »

Beast of the Night: Deron Williams returned from a personal leave of absence and put up 18 points, 7 rebounds, 15 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers and hit a three. He shot 47 percent (7-15) from the field and 100 percent (3-3) from the free throw line. January was a forgettable month for Williams, who should get things rolling again in February. Read More »

I’m sorry Celtics fans, but the Big Three as we know it could soon be coming to an end. Sure it will be incredibly hard – if not downright impossible – to replace the Hall of Fame trio of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, but a new day in Boston is upon us. And finding a new player to complete a trio that includes Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins has to be priority No. 1. In order to make this happen, the following trade has to go down: Ray Allen for Kevin Martin and Andres Nocioni. Read More »

You know when you play basketball video games and press the shot button instead of the pass? Well, that’s kind of what happened to Rudy Gay last night against the Lakers. Up three with under 10 seconds to play in the first quarter, Rudy picks up the ball and lets it sail from way beyond half court. Missing terribly, Shannon Brown gathers the rebound, passes it up to Kobe in the corner and the Black Mamba nails the three at the buzzer to tie the game.

Source: Ball Don’t Lie

Two things stood out to me when Jerry West was being interviewed on NBA TV last night. Fielding questions about Kobe Bryant, whom earlier in the evening had passed West as the L.A. Lakers’ all-time leading scorer, Mr. Clutch admitted, “I don’t have contact with [Kobe] anymore,” in a spot where guys will usually at least fake it and say, “We talk every now and then.”

The other time was when West said Kobe will ultimately go down in history as the greatest Laker of all-time — even if a lot of L.A. fans are “mad or disappointed” to hear that.

Therein lies the most complicated part of Kobe’s enduring legacy. Read More »

As good as Omri Casspi has been this season, there was just nothing the rookie could do last night when J.R. Smith decided to take him in the post, spin baseline and finish with the vicious reverse on his head.

Score a few more votes for Lionel Hollins in the Coach of the Year race, because he may have just figured out the best way to guard Kobe Bryant at the end of a game. Last night the Grizzlies were up two on the Lakers with 21 seconds left when Mike Conley blew a chance to ice the win and bricked two free throws. Then it was Kobe’s turn, and as he was going into his move to get space for his trusty mid-range jumper over O.J. Mayo, Marc Gasol switched onto him. The 7-footer kept his arms up the entire time, and was quick enough on his feet to stay in front of Kobe long enough to force him to pass. Kobe did find Ron Artest wide open on the wing, but he missed and Memphis won. Read More »

In case you missed Saturday Night Live this weekend, you gotta check out this clip…

Since hearing about the relaunch of NBA Jam, the talk of the office has been which players are going to make it in the game. As you know,